Housing for exhaust-pipe radiators



I May 5, 1925.

Riled Dec. 1, 1922 INVENTOR. f/;M1% 'fi ".WM/ 44 ATTORNEY F J KLINKA HOUSING FOR EXHAUST PIPE RADIATORS fl 1. 4/ '1" F I \I Patented May 5, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK T. KLINKA, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO MASCO SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

HOUSING FOR EXHAUST-PIPE RADIATORS.

Application filed December To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. KLINKA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful THIPIOVBIIlGlltS in Housings for Exhaust- Pipe Radiators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clean out devices for heat radiator housing.

In heat radiator housings, as heretofore constructed no provision has been made for cleaning out the housing other than by disassembling the housing or by blowing the dirt out through the grate and about the automobile.

It is therefore, an object of this invention to provide a heat radiator housing having inner flanges upon three of its walls, apertures in the other of its walls, 'a gate adapted to close said apertures and provided with a flange adapted to register with the other flanges, and a tube associated with said apertures adapted to be connected with an air hose, whereby when the apertures are open air coming from the tube will carry dust and dirt out through said apertures.

In attaining the last mentioned object, I have in view, also, the provision of means for operating the gate and tube which, when the latter :are not in use, will be so positioned as to be guarded against damage.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the radiator and housing with the grate or top broken away.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the top in cross section.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the top in cross section showing one form of cleaning tube attached to the flange of said top.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the housing in cross section, showing the radiator with a portion broken away.

Fig. 5 is a view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary View of the grate flange showing one form of the tube attached thereto.

Fig. 7 is a view taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the housing showing a modified form of tube.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of one end of the radiator showing the gasket inter- 1, 1922. Serial No. 604,139.

posed between the radiator and its connection with the exhaust pipe.

Like parts are identified by the same ref erence characters throughout the several views.

A radiator A attached to the exhaust pipe of an automobile through the elbows B is provided with a housing C. The housing C is provided with a grate or top D having a downwardly extending flange E. The fi ange E is adapted to direct air coming through apertures downwardly and be neath the radiator to be warmed and upwardly through apertures 41.

The radiator A is provided with three horizontal pipe 1 and hollow end members 2 and 2'. The pipes 1 extend into the shoul dered portions 3 of the members 2 and are insulated therefrom. by gaskets 4. The bolts 5 extending between the members 2 are adapted to secure the pipe and members togelth er. Secured. to the members 2 by bolts 6 are the elbows B which are positioned by shoulders 7 upon the members. Interposed between the elbows B and memhers 2 are gaskets 8. The gaskets 1 and 8 are of the ordinary copper-asbestos construction found in general use. These gaskets are adapted to absorb the vibration caused by the gases passing through the radiator.

The operation of the radiator as a muffler is as follows: The exhaust gases pass-into the hollow member 2 which is adapted to permit the gases to expand and then pass through pipes 1 into the member 2 which is adapted to permit the gases to further expand, whereupon the gases will then pass 1(gutthrough the elbow associated with mem- The housing C is provided upon one side 9 with apertures 10 extending longitudinally thereof and adjacent its bottom. A gate 11 having slots 12 and horizontal flange 13 is provided upon the side 9 and is retained in slidable relation therewith by bolts 14: passing through the side 9 and slots 12. The gate is also provided with a handle 15 having a ring 16. The housing 0 is provided upon its sides 17, 18 and 19 with horizontal ftanges 20, the side 18 having two flanges spaced apart as indicated at 21 for the purpose hereinafter mentioned.

The top D has upon its flange E a 111811 l u U ber 25 rotatably mounted on the bolt 26 secured to the flange. A tube 27 having a nozzle 28 is rotatably journaled in the menr ber 25 and is secured against longitudinal movement by the collar 29 and pin 30. This tube is adapted to be manually rotated about its axis by the handle 31.

Normally the gate 11 is shoved down: wardly to close the apertures 10. In this position the flange 13 rests upon the bottom of the housing C and the ring 16 is folded below the top D. The tube 27 is normally rotated about the bolt 26 to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6, which places the tube below the top and out of danger of being damaged.

When it is desired to clean dirt out of the housing, the ate 11 is raised to open the apertures 10, and the tube 27 is rotated about the bolt 26 to an upright position. An air hose is then attached to the end 32 oi the tube and the air comin therefrom is di rected about the bottom or the housing C by rotating the tube about its axis to point the nozzle 28 about the bottom of the housing as desired.

The flanges 20 upon the housing C and the flange 13 upon the gate 11 are adapted to direct the dirt laden air out of the apertures 10 and to keep the dirt from blowing upwardly out or the housing.

The space 21 between the flanges upon the wall 18 is provided to allow the tube 27 to freely swing downwardly from horizontal to a' vertical position.

In the modified form of tube shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the tube 35 enters the housing from one end thereof and is provided with perforations 38 facing the apertures 10. A hose may be attached to the outer end of the tube or to other mechanism, not shown, which may extend from the tube to a con venient place about the car.

There are two kinds of valves provided upon air hose of the type used at air stations. One valve has an annulus for oaer at-ing the valve, and the other valve has a projecting pin for operating the valve. Therefore, I have provided tube 27 with an end 32 which is adapted to operate the first mentioned valve by engagement with the annulus of the valve. T have also provided tube 27 with a centrally located transverse pin 42 which is adapted to operate the second mentioned valve by engagement with the projecting pin of the valve.

It is obvious that the tube 35 may be provided with the same means as are provided in tube 27 for operating an air valve.

It will be seen, therefore, that T have provided an exhaust pipe radiator with expansion chambers connected together by communicating pipes which are soclreted in the walls of the chambers, the ends of the pipes being separated from the base ot the sockets by gaskets designed to deaden the noise which would ordinarily be caused by the sudden expansion and contraction of the parts when the exhaust gases were passing through the radiator.

It will also be noted that I have provided a radiator of the above class with mechanism which can be easily operated to clean out the housing and which may, when not in use, be guarded against damage.

I claim:

1. A housing for heat radiators for automobiles, said housing being provided with apertures adjacent its bottom, a gate for said apertures, a tube adapted to be connected with an air hose, flanges upon three of the inner walls of said housing, and a flange upon said gate adapted to register with said first mentioned flanges when said gate is open.

2. A housing for heat radiators for auto mobiles, said housing having one of its walls provided with apertures adjacent its bottom, flanges upon the other of its walls, a gate for said apertures provided with a flange adapted to register with said first mentioned flanges, and a tube adapted to be connected with an air hose, whereby said housing may be cleaned.

3. A housing for heat radiators for auto mobiles, said housing having apertures upon one side adjacent its bottom, a top having a downwardly extending flange, a member pivot-ally mounted upon said flange, and a tube rotatably mounted upon said member, whereby a stream of air may be directed about the bottom of said housing and out through said apertures.

i. The combination with a radiator housing having an apertured side and a bottom, of a nozzle including an inlet portion adapted to receive connection with an air hose exteriorly of said housing and a delivery portion provided with a portion adapted to direct air across said bottom in the direction of an aperture of said side.

5. A housing for heat radiators for automobiles, said housing being provided with apertures, a top and a tube adapted to be connected with an air hose, a gate for said apertures, and a handle for said gate adapted, when said gate is closed, to be positioned relative to said top, whereby said handle will be protected against damage.

6. A housing for heat radiators for auto mobiles, said housing being provided with apertures, a top and a gate adapted to close said apertures, of a tube adapted, when not in use, to be positioned relative to said top, whereby said tube will be protected against damage.

7. A housing for heat radiators forautomobiles, said housing being provided in one of its sides with apertures adjacent its bottom, inner flanges upon the other of its sides,

a top, a gate adapted to close said apertures, a flange on said gate adapted to register with the first mentioned flanges when said gate is open, a handle for said gate adapted to be positioned below said top when said gate is in closed position, and a tube piv otally and rotatably carried by said top, whereby an air hose may be attached to said tube, and whereby said tube may be positioned below said top.

8. A housing for heat radiators, said housing having a bottom and sides and being provided with means for directing a stream of air about the bottom and outwardly through a side thereof.

9. A housing for heat radiators, said hous ing being provided with bottom and side Walls and an opening in one of said walls, a tube universally mounted upon the housing and provided with universal hose connec tions, whereby said tube may be connected with an air hose valve having an annulus or a projecting pin and the tube be freely moved upon its mounting to direct a stream of air about the bottom wall of said housing, and means for directing the stream of air outwardly through said openin 10. A housing for heat radiators, and a tube universally mounted upon said housing, whereby said tube may be concealed within the housing or connected with an air hose and moved upon its mounting to direct air about the housing.

11. A housing for heat radiators, said housing having apertures and a gate adapted to close said aperture, a tube universally mounted upon the housing, and means on said tube adapted to engage an air hose valve having an annulus or a projecting pin.

FRANK J. KLINKA. 

